Opinion
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Gov. Oyebanji: Wooing investors to Ekiti By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State is, without doubt, one of the country’s best performing governors.…
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Celebrating renewed hope: 58 hearty cheers to Gov. Hyacinth Alia By Simon Imobo-Tswam
Alia: A Man of Many Parts: Revd Fr. (Dr.) Hyacinth Iormem Alia is a man of many parts, to wit:…
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Bad law, needless levy By Dakuku Peterside
A few weeks ago, Nigerians were startled by a legislation that had largely escaped public awareness. This legislation, which has…
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Taxing hunger in Iregba By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 13 May, 2024 I do not believe that the president of any country will deliberately wreck everything. Their problem…
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It’s Bob Marley all over the world 43 years after By Maxim Uzoatu
May 11 is globally known as “The Bob Marley Day”. It is now 43 long years since the lionized music…
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Thrills, joys and surprises of selling By Azu Ishiekwene
There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read…
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Segun Olatunji: Hero or villain? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Segun Olatunji, the General Editor of an online publication whose abduction and detention by men in…
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Tinubu’s disappearing act and Agbalowomeri By Festus Adedayo
May 12, 2024 Last week, Nigeria was faced with what Yoruba call Egbinrin ote. When afflictions come in multiple, they…
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Fubaratide is here! By Emeka Obasi
Those who dread tidal waves should avoid Rivers State where from obscurity, Governor Simi Fubara, recently gained popularity as a…
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The power of prayer and protocol: Unlocking your expected blessings from God By Fr. Peter Iwuala
The physical aspect of creation, including humans and animals, operates within a standard time frame. This earthly life is God’s…
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Petrol pains, wilderness wanderings By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 6 May, 2024 A young taxi driver sat on the bonnet of his car some years ago thoroughly frustrated…
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The minimum wage issue: Numbers vs value By Dakuku Peterside
The issue of minimum wage or salary increase or by whatever nomenclature is a complicated policy issue. The wage increase…
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Tinubu becomes Tatalo’s mistress By Festus Adedayo
May 5, 2024 The scholar and researcher had taken a trip to an open market. There, he met a female…
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Giving Sanwo-Olu a bad name… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 No one in a position of authority deliberately sets out to give himself a bad image.…
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What’s in a book? You’ll never know, until… By Azu Ishiekwene
Earlier this week, I teased on my social handle about my encounter with a deity. Of course, not in the…
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Elumelu is coming ooo By Emeka Obasi
Soccer is our national religion where Christianity, Islam and Tradition join hands to spread love. There is neither Bishop nor…
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Sidi Ali: A veteran journalist from a Northern media family By Gidado Y. Shuaib
“Zamu Daura ma auren dole!” Hajiya Hakama Sidi Ali thundered over the phone after I answered her call. In Hausa, this…
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Dana Air’s near mishap: Matters arising By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On Tuesday, 23 April, 2024, Dana Air’s McDonald Douglas MD-82 aircraft with registration number 5N BKI…
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Sending Ooni of Ife to Tinubu By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 29 April, 2024 One day, I will have the courage to ask the immaculate Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan…
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Mike Adenuga: Celebrating Africa’s business guru at 71 – By AZUH AMATUS
Today, Monday, April 29, is the birthday of billionaire business mogul and founder of leading telecoms services provider, Globacom, Dr.…
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The marabouts of Yahaya Bello By Festus Adedayo
April 28, 2024 The enchanter recited the incantation with utmost fury: “River Niger and River Benue, the confluence is in…
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For Ayogu Eze and Ezinne Margaret Nwomeh By Festus Adedayo
April 28, 2024 On Thursday last week, I had just arrived in Enugu for the funerals of Ezinne Margaret Nebechi…
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The dying public school By Dakuku Peterside
There has been no remarkable uproar on the public-school collapse in Nigeria, affecting primary, secondary, and university education. Our leaders…
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Our parlous health system and the Yobe example By Hassan Gimba
In my last two write-ups, I narrated my sojourn to Saudi Arabia, where I ended up at the Makkah Saudi-German Hospital in search…
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